Kilian Murphy (born 4 July 1989) is an Irish hurler who played as a full-back for the

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senior team. Born in

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, Murphy first played competitive hurling in his younger days. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Cork minor team, before later lining out with the under-21 side. He joined the senior panel and made his debut during the 2013 championship. At club level Murphy plays with Erin's Own and has won two

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medals.

Playing career

Club

Murphy plays his club hurling with Erin's Own and has enjoyed some success. In 2006 Murphy was just seventeen years-old when he joined the club's senior team as a substitute. It was a successful year as Erin's Own reached the championship decider and faced

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. Two vital scores from Kieran "Hero" Murphy and

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inspired the team after

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Eoghan Murphy kept them in touch throughout the first half with superb free-taking and popped up again with a vital goal in the second half. Murphy was introduced as a substitute in the second half and collected a

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medal following a 2-19 to 3-14 victory.

University

During his tenure at

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, Murphy played a key role for the university's various hurling teams. In 2012 he was a key member of the team when UCC reached the final of the

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. Fierce local rivals

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provided the opposition, however, UCC claimed a thrilling extra-time success as they celebrated the centenary of the competition in style on home soil with a narrow 2-15 to 2-14 victory. It was Murphy's first Fitzgibbon Cup medal. In 2012-13 UCC reached the Fitzgibbon decider once again.

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were the surprise opponents, however, tradition prevailed and UCC retained their title with a 2-17 to 2-12 victory. It was Murphy's second Fitzgibbon Cup medal.

Inter-county

Murphy first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Cork minor hurling team. He made his debut on 26 June 2007 in a Munster semi-final defeat of

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. Cork lost the subsequent Munster decider to Tipperary, however, both sides faced each other in the subsequent All-Ireland decider. Cork took a four-point lead after the first eleven minutes, however, Tipp took control for the rest of the game and secured a 3-14 to 2-11 victory. In 2013 Murphy joined the Cork senior hurling panel. He was an unused substitute for Cork's championship campaign until the All-Ireland final replay on 28 September, when he was introduced as a substitute. The game itself was regarded as one of the best deciders in recent years. Clare's

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was a late addition to the team, and went on to score a hat-trick of goals in the first nineteen minutes of the game. Horgan top scored for Cork, however, further goals from

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and

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secured a 5-16 to 3-16 victory for Clare. On 3 April 2014 it was announced that Murphy had been dropped from Cork's championship panel.

References

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